SleighLaw is one of Vermont’s leading criminal defense and personal injury law firms

Proven Advocates – Top Vermont Criminal Defense Lawyer With Over 30 Years of Experience

The team at SleighLaw is driven to tenaciously advocate for individuals against the powerful. With nearly four decades of experience and having tried hundreds of criminal and civil cases in the Courts of several States and Federal Courts, David Sleigh and the rest of the team bring their knowledge, experience and a track record of success to benefit every client.

The Defense Never Rests

Whether you’ve been charged with a crime or are fighting insurance companies in a personal injury case, we can help. A good lawyer is proactive and challenges the status quo–we’ll speak up for you.

Our Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

Civil Rights

DUI/DWI

Assaults

Sex Crimes

Domestic Assault

Arson

Embezzlement

State V. Tracy

Tracy, an African/American young man, was accused of raping a white 14-year-old at a local music festival. There was no admissible forensic evidence corroborating the alleged assault. Trial commenced in Caledonia County, but during the jury selection process, a...

State V. Root

In this DWI case, years of work challenging the Vermont State Lab’s prejudicial and biased breath/alcohol calculations finally hit pay dirt. It was well known that credible scientist would not rely on a single “average” metabolism rate when calculating a subject’s...

In Re: Abdul Zahir

On July 11, 2002, Abdul Zahir was detained by U.S. Forces in Afghanistan after a fellow villager accused him of working for the Taliban and foreign forces hostile to the Afghan government, including Osama Bin Ladin. When Zahir’s home was raided, three pressure cookers...

SleighLaw in the News

Charges Dismissed Against Three More David Sleigh Clients For Speedy Trial Violations

by dev | Dec 1, 2021

Caledonian Record | Saint Johnsbury This article was posted online by Caledonian Record | Saint Johnsbury. Spot On Vermont collects excepts of news articles from this source and add these in the 'Northeast...

Charges Dismissed Against Three More David Sleigh Clients For Speedy Trial Violations …

by dev | Dec 1, 2021

St. Johnsbury Defense Attorney David Sleigh is now 6-0 when it comes to getting cases dismissed due to violations of his client’s speedy trial rights.Sleigh has filed motions in Orleans Superior Court to dismiss criminal cases against 34 of his clients which have been...

NEK Judges Start Ruling On COVID Case Dismissal Requests | Local News | caledonianrecord.com

by dev | Nov 23, 2021

Judges in the Northeast Kingdom have begun to act on requests to have criminal cases dismissed due to COVID-19 complications.But the results are different depending on the county and that has raised concerns among defense attorneys.“I am disappointed, of course,” said...

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